Amusement device for swimming pools



April 5, 1932. 5, 5, TEST 1,852,224

AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR SWIMMING POOLS Filed Oct. 17, 1930 --.3 W \:\Z0 7 M ,5

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ATTORNEYJ.

Patented'Apr. 5, 1932 i v V v d srres 'A'T'ENT OFFICE SKILES E. TEST, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR SXVIMMING POOLS Application filed October 17, 1930. Serial I?l'0. 4:89,3 13.

This invention relates to anamusenient demounting 17 is provided". A sea-sled 18is vice for swimming pools. conventionally illustrated in Fig. 1 and is The chief object of this invention is to suitably secured to'the endless cable 14 by the provide a device which will permit of obline .19. The endless cable 14 is preferably 5 taining sea-sled amusement upon confined positioned at a heightof about threefeet or as pools. 7 so above the surface of the pool.

Heretofore sea-sled amusement has been The' steepness ofthe curved sides of the confined to large bodies of water which will drum is such that as the'cable Winds thereon support a power boat to which a sea-sled is it will slip'back (longitudinally) automati- The present invention contemplates the return, and without overwinding and lockobtaining of sea-sled action for amusement ing. p and its application to a confined area which The control and means for moving the would not ordinarily be of sufficient size to cable include, in the present form of the inpermit the maneuvering of apower boat. vention, an. electric motor 20, which is co 65 One feature of the invention consists in axially mounted with and is directly con the portable character of the power unit emnected to the drum and rotates the same. ployed. The electric motor 20, in the present form of The full nature of the invention will be the invention, is of the reversible type, "The understood from the accompanying drawdirection of rotation may be manually re- 7!? ings and the following description and versed by throwing the manually operable claims: 1 reversing switch 21 from one motor energiz- In the drawings Fig. 1 is a top plan view ing position to another. When the drum is to of the invention, including a pool, sea-sled be stopped, the reversing switch may be and one form of reciprocating mechanism opened. The drum supporting shaft 22 sup- 75 for the latter. ports a brake drum 23 and hingedly sup- Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the semiported as at 24 is a board 25 having the hanportable power mechanism embodied in the dle portion 26. When the rider of the seapreferred form of the invention. sled falls off in. the travel of the sea-sled attached by a single line cable or the like. cally to the center of the drum for automatic Ge In the draw ngs 10 indicates the pool which from one end of the pool to the other, the t includes the usual walk or pathway 11 at its load isjrelieved from the cable and the motor edge. 12 indicates a post at one side of the starts to race. To load the motor, the atpool and 13 indicates a winding drum which tendant or operator grasps the handle 26, elehas the steeply curved surface as illustrated. vates the board 25 upon its hinge 24 'intocon- A cable 1 1- is wrapped about the periphery tact with. the drum 23, therebyagainloading of the drum and approximately four or more the motor. Opening the switch 21 will stop times. and the cable is endless, passing over the motor and permit the sea-sled to be rightthe sheave 15 of the pulley having the eye 16 ed and again occupied. r by which it secured to the post 12. A suit- If substantially continuous travel is de- 40 able cord or cable 17- secured at one end of sired,the motor may also be equipped with an 99 the eye 16 is suitably secured to the post 12 automatic control of the automatic reversing. in any desired or preferred manner. Howtype and. herein, the same is indicated by the ever, the distance that the pulley is positioned numeral 126. To prevent motor racing and from the post determines the tautness of the accidents due thereto, a governor 27 maybe endless cable 1 This cable should ce mainassociated with the shaft 22 and this gov- 5 tnined reasonably taut atall times. A cable ernor through the lever 28 may operate the similar to wash line or the like, is suitable but brake shoe 29 to engage a portion of the drum due to climatic changes, this cable will elonsurface 23 for holding down the speed of gate and shorten, wherefore, the adjustability the motor and the drum. 1 obtained through the pulley anchorage or The motor, drum and all of the aforesaid mechanism is preferably supported on a platform 30, which platform is provided with extended handles 31 and is also provided with the legs 32. The legs 32 are provided with casters 33 which are of the so-called brake type, that is, the wheels may be clamped so that the platform will not roll. Any other suitable means may be proi ided for portability and'rigid anchoring.

The invention claimed is 1. Cable handling mechanism for an amusement'device for swimming pools comprising a motor, a cable winding drum reversibly winding the cable, and means automatically controlling the direction of rotation of the drum.

2. Cable handling mechanism for an amusement device for swimming pools como prising a motor, a cable winding drum reversibly winding the cable, and means arranged for. automatically braking the drum when the cable load is relieved.

3.. Cable handling .mechanism for an amusementdevice for swimming pools comprising a motor,a cable winding drum reversibly winding the cable, means automatically controlling the direction of rotation of the drum, and means arranged for automatically braking, the drum when the cable load is relieved.

'4. l The combination with a swimming pool, and a sea-sled,fof an endless cable extending across the pool and to which the sea-sled is connected, of, a pulley mounted at one side of the pool for supporting the cable, a drum at the opposite side of the pool about which a portion of the cable is Wound,reversible power means for, reversibly rotating the drum to move the sea-sledto and fro across the pool, a

support for the drum andpower means,

means on the support for manually moving the support, and means for rigidly p0sitioning the support when in the desired location.

5. A device as defined by claim l, characterized by the surface of the drum being so arranged that as the cable is wound thereon it; automatically shifts longitudinally for freeing itself and preventing overwinding and locking! In witness whereof I my signature.

have hereunto afi'iXed sKI'LEs; E. TEST. 

